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I’m an addict (Which may explain things to some of you). I’ve been in recovery for over 20 years. Any sip of booze, puff of weed, pain pill other than prescribed will likely kill me. Getting clean is hard, but I worked my ass off for it. Getting clean each subsequent time I relapsed was exponentially more difficult.
I have talent in my chosen field of employment. It wasn’t until I was no longer employable that I finally stopped for good. This isn’t everyone’s story. Many people quit before it gets to the level of dereliction. I hope Gordon is that guy, but odds are against him.
I’m hoping he somehow gets it and my team benefits. Moreso, as a fellow sufferer, I hope he loses the obsession to use and finds peace. Our record at year end pales to the insanity of addiction.
I feel like I've been blessed because I've never been in that situation. I think it had a lot to do with the fact that I was introduced to drinking at an early age by my family and never got to the point where I craved a drink. When my friends and I came of drinking age I had already been exposed to it for many years and it was no big deal.
I never cared much for cocaine or any other heavy duty drugs either, though I did try some of them way back when. Unfortunately, I lost some friends to drug abuse so I probably got the message from their deaths.
Good luck to you in the future and hang in there.